Editing Brittany (administrative region) (section)

== Language and culture ==
[[File:Road signs bilingual Breton in Quimper.jpg|thumb|[[Bilingual]] road signs in [[Quimper, Finistère|Quimper]] (French on top)]]

The name of Brittany derives from [[Celtic Britons|settlers]] from [[Great Britain]], who fled the island in the wake of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] invasions of England between the fifth and seventh centuries. Unlike the rest of France and Brittany, [[Lower Brittany]] (roughly, west of a boundary from [[Saint-Brieuc|Saint Brieuc]] to [[Vannes]]) has maintained a distinctly [[Celtic language]], [[Breton language|Breton]], which is related to [[Cornish language|Cornish]] and [[Welsh language|Welsh]]. It was the dominant language in Lower, or western, Brittany until the mid-20th century. It has been granted [[regional language]] status and revival efforts are underway.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} In [[Upper Brittany|Upper, or eastern, Brittany]], the traditional language is [[Gallo language|Gallo]], an [[Oïl language]], which has also received regional recognition and is in the process of being revived.

[[File:Logo in breton language used by Regional Council of Brittany and its administrative territory.png|thumb|Breton is used on Regional Council of Brittany logo]]The French administration now allows for some Breton or Gallo to be used by the region and its communes, in road signs and names of towns and cities, alongside the official [[French language]] version. The two regional languages are also taught in some schools, and many folklore associations and clubs are trying to revive them.

Brittany has historically been a stronghold of the [[Roman Catholic Church]], and its rates of [[church attendance]] have tended to be considerably higher than the national average. However, in recent years the influence of the church has declined.